Flower for the Day Sweet William 7-21-19

Many years ago I put in some seeds for Sweet William (Dianthus barbatous). They did not bloom at all in the first year. The next year they came in as an entire garden of colorful flowers. Since then they have returned in diminishing numbers and in different but nearby areas.

They thrive in partial sun  and full shade,

and come in many pleasing colors.

Its time to re-seed again.

                        This Sweet William Poem is by an unnamed member of Poetry Nook

"But to Lay in a Field of Sweet William's Flower"
 

Adrift upon clouded mists 

  In some distant 

Forever land 

Slipping towards the edge of night 

The beginning of

  The valley's end

And the middle of a field of Dianth

Taken then for unsung love

Hand to mouth

With Sweet Williams Flower

And wild heather

Growing thick above the brave 

O my heart

  My heart beguiled 

My sorrowed 

  Purpose undone 

Forget October that spoiled hour

That wretched 

  Cursed time

Forget it now and be reborn

A naked crying boy